Elliott Dalgleish and the Mute Canary Project: The Beauty of Fetish

Involving 15 of Australia’s leading improvisers, this performance features the interaction of the old and new generations of improvisers, through sonic improvisation and spontaneous composition.

Working from the heart and the ear, the project decrypts the social sound memories of this sensation-saturated, novelty-hungry age that we find ourselves a part of in the twenty first century.

The project’s musical landscapes will explore the sensual appeal of fetishism through sound with a particular focus on spontaneity, primal energy and individuality going against the traditional clichés of eroticism. The musical language is discrete and operates on a microscopic level, able to stimulate the sensibilities of those willing to open their ears to the universe of sonic possibilities.

The project is lead by Elliott Dalgleish who has performed with many internationally renowned improvisers such as Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, Shoji Hano, Cecil Taylor, Mike Nock, Roger Frampton and Paul Grabowsky; and as a soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, The Interactive Performance Space, Electra String Quartet, AustraLYSIS, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and The Queensland Orchestra.

Elliott Dalgleish (saxophone) and The Mute Canary Project (harmonica, poetry, guitar and bass)

Duration Approx 90 mins, no interval